Attachment for plows.



PATENTED JULY 28, 1903.

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APPLIOATION FILED NOV 12, 1901.

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' UNITED" STATES Patented July 28, 1903.

PA-TENT QFFICE.

. FREDERICK GALE, OF LANUEFIELD, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNSTON HEMPHILL, OF LA NOEFIELD, VICTORIA, AUS- a To aZZ whom it may concern:

TRALIA.

ATTACH M ENT FOR PLOWS.

sriioI'r'IoA'rioN' forming part of Letters Patent no. 734,846, dated July 28, 1903. Application filed November 12, 1901. Serial No. 81,966. (No model.)

Be it known that I, FREDERICKI GALE, a subject of King Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at High street, Lance field, in the State of Victoria, Australia, have "invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Plows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprises improvements upon an earlier invention by me, (application Serial No. 39,616, filed'December 13, 1900, in

' the United States, for machines for sowing,

manuring, and harrowing, in combination with plowing.) Where this invention is applied to a single furrow plowthe hopper mechanisni will be driven by any means well known lier invention above named.

A on double, the scale of Figs. 8 and 9.

in this class of invention; but in a plow of two furrows or more the arrangement preferredis illustrated in the drawings herewith, exhibiting important differences from the ear- Figures 1 to 3 are on half, and Figs. 4 to 7 In various figures some parts are broken away or omitted to clearly show other parts.

The same characters of reference in all the I figures indicate like parts.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side View of part of plow with this invention applied; Fig. 2, plan of parts in Fig. 1, and Fig 3 back end elevation of same; Fig. 4, a detail of harrowfastening; Figs. 5 and 6,'seed-feed wheel in side View and vertical transverse section, respectively; Fig. 7, vertical section through I manure-feed wheel, its apertured cover, and

part of hopper-base; Fig. 8, plan of combined seed and manure hopper; Fig. 9, side View ofseed-compartment in vertical section. In the drawings the same characters of reference are used to indicate like parts.

a is atwo compartment hopper attached above the main frame, as to a beam 2, of the plow by any suitable standard I), duly clamp ed or secured to said beam, as by clamp o, and A oftheplow is attached (either to its arms or bolted to the hopper; To the furrow-wheel d around its spindle) a toothed wheel e. Another toothed wheel f, the support of which is a hanger g, is geared to said wheel e. The top of hanger g is secured, as by'aiclamp h, to the I frame a. A light sprocket-wheel 5 and any suitableclutch, as at j, for puttingit in or out of operation, the construction of which will be well understood by competent mechanics, are provided on the spindle of the wheel 6. Details such as the handle of the clutch are not shown, no claim thereto being made. stops when required the said sprocket-wheel i, and thereby stops the seed-feed wheel and manure-feed wheel, which take their motion from. the said or primary sprocket-wheel t', as next explained.

It is a chain connecting wheel '6 with a sprocket-wheel Z on a spindle p, which passes across beneath the rear hopper a and which has on it another sprocket-wheel, m, a chain n, from'which engages a sprocket-wheel 0 on another spindle, q, similar to p, but under another hopper, a, so that the spindles of both hoppers will turn simultaneously and equally fast, and so on for as many hoppers as are in use on the implement.

a In practice I would use several sprocketwheels Z, differing in diameter (see Fig. 2) and ,adjustably slidable on spindle go, so that'any desired sized sprocket can be brought in place turns in an annular well 1; at the base of the basethe sides all around slope. An aperture pinion to be dropped through the same into place. The wheel t has allaround its edge sheet-metal vanes, cutters, or teeth y, each pocket. After pinion s is put in place and wheelt put over and secured to it, as by a nut, for the purpose next described, then a centrally-open plate 1, which is of slightlylarger diameter than well 12, is put over the wheel 15 and is rested so that it cannot turn or rise on the same and on the sides of said By moving the clutch the attendant manure-compartment of the hopper, to which forming the outside of a somewhat triangular to receive chain 70 and can be temporarily I ceives the top of the pinion-spindle. VVheelt I w is provided in the well-center to enable the Ioo well. If any hard foreign substance which the vanes cannot divide gets in their path, then the wheel twill stop, the connection, as said nut, to the pinion being so arranged that it may loosen'and enable the pinion to continue moving. The attendant may then in due course remove the obstruction and tighten the nut. 2 .is aside enlargement (of the central aperture in plate 1) above the teeth or vanes y. The manure which is in the hopper above said plate cannot get to or meet the vanes y except through this aperture 2, which is made comparatively small. This prevents excessive discharge of manure and clogging of the vanes. 3 is a small aperture in the base of well 1;, but not central, and this is provided with a comb edge 4. This aperture 3 is the only exit for the manure, and it is so located as not to be directly under aperture 2. The manure has thus to be carried around some distance by vanes y before it can reach or finer divisions of the space 3 be otherwise produced. A door 6'(hinged at its base) forms a division between the compartment 5 and the seed-compartment 7, and this door when shifted from its normal vertical position and allowed to fall down onone side,

as seen in Fig. 8, has the effect of enlarging compartment 5 and closing compartment 7, and this is done when desired when manuring is not required. The rate of the manure-feed is regulated by the diameter of whichever sprocket-wheel Z is in gear with chain 70 at the time. The seed-compartment has each of its sides sloping to its base, at which is a small aperture for the discharge or exit of seed. This aperture is in two parts, (marked 11 and 12,) the latter being the shorter, between which parts is a door 13, which in practice is to be hinged so that it can be dropped to either side, thus completely closing either part of the aperture. Part of the edge of a seed-feed wheel 14, which is fixed to the hopper-spindle, as p, fits up into this aperture, (it is important it should proj ect up into the part 11,) preventing seed dropping out vertically and also enabling the wheel 14 as it revolves to carry out of the hopper, by reason either of the pockets 15 or the groove 16, (both sides of which groove are I thereto on the spindle of the sprocket-wheel 2'.

An arm 42 is provided, one end of which is adapted to press against the side of wheel 1 and by causing this arm to move the attendant may connect wheel t' with the clutch j. 43 is a short crankjointed to 42 and fastened on the hereinafter-described bent lever 36. When 36 is moved, one end of arm 42, near wheel 71, pushes the latter over until the projection on it engages between two of the proj ections of the clutch on f. This pushing motion (or the reverse) is brought about by an arm 44, one end of which is pivoted to some fixed support and the other end fastened to arm 42, as seen in Fig. 2. The attendant lowers lever 39, Fig. l, to lower harrows 28 and put wheel Z (per clutch j) in motion. The manure from compartment 5 enters a wide-topped funnel 10, the base of which is loose in the head of a flexible tube 8, leading thence loosely to the funnel of metal fixed on top of drill or furrow-opener 9. A peculiarity of wheel 14 is that it has at least three provisions for feeding seed, the addition being a toothed recessed side or sides 17, Figs. 5, 6, and 9. W here neither pockets 15 nor groove 16 will do, as when the seed is ill dressed, the side feed 17 is used. A special seed-chamber 18 is provided, (reached by aperture at 19'in hopper a,) which can be closed by a large door 2O,

the open and closed positions of which are shown by firm and dotted lines in Figs. 8 and 9. As by chamberlS seed is admitted to one side 17 of the seed-feed wheel, the wheel can be reversed, so as to use either side at will. The exit from chamber 18 at its base is a narrow channel 21, wheel 14 carrying seed against the wall 22 of the chamber and forcing the seed out of channel 21. Thus chamber 18 is a force-feed chamber from which seed drops into the wide-topped funnel 10, just as from apertures 11 and 12. Seed'and manure pass by funnel 10 together to drill 9, having oblique rear exit 23. Each drill has a bar 25, the rear of which is fixed to the drill and the front of which is pivoted to an attachment 26 to the moldboard, as by a pin passing through a hole located at a suitable height. Instead of these attachments being supported by the moldboard, they may, however, be supported by a plow-beam or some suitable piece of framing. A guide 27, having a bifurcated or slotted top, is also attached to the moldboard 24, the slot keeping bar 25 longitudinal, while allowing the drill to rise and fall on its pivot. Of the harrow-blades 28 one or more are made with ICC an opening 29, Fig. 1, the inside back edge of which is valuable as a second cutter of clods or lumps of earth. The connection of the barrow-blades to the upper plate 30 is adjust ably effected. Each plate 30 has bolt-holes through which bolts 32 pass and are held by nuts or the like. The harrows are fixed in any position required, (see Fig.4 on four times the scale of Fig. 2,) there being transverse arms 31 integral with the harrows holding down the'head of bolt 32, which when central is in a recess 33 in harrow. Plate 30 may be of any shape and length to carry any desired number of teeth in such position as may i be suitable. The barrow-plates 30, connected by a rod 34, are now raised when required by improved means. Rod 34 is engaged by a spring-fork-that is, one leg of it exerts springpressure toward the other legn an arm 35,

a forming one end of bent lever 36, which has each end bent downwardly, the middle being suitably supported as to cross-bar 37. The other end of the bent lever terminates in a wide lug 38, set in the path of the lower end of main lever When turning a head-land or ceasing for the time to plow, the various cultivating parts are easily lifted from the ground.

As to the form, relative sizes, number, and

v positions of the parts modifications may be made which adhere to the spirit of the inven- What I claim as my invention, and desire to secureby Letters Patent'of the United States, is

a 1. In an attachment for plows, the combination of an open-bottomhopper, and a seedfeed wheel carried beneath said hopper, said feed-wheel being provided with a V-shaped fluted groove, and with pockets on its periphery, and also provided with side pockets for feeding seed, substantially as described.

2. In an attachment for plows, thecombination of a plow-frame, a hoppermounted thereon, provided with two discharge-apertures,

seed and manure feed wheels mounted beneath said apertures respectively, said feedwheel having a V-shaped fluted groove and pockets on its periphery and also provided with side pockets, a swinging door between :said feed-wheels, and a plurality of swinging doors located at right angles to each other and arranged above said seed feed wheel, substantially as described.

3. In an attachment for plows, the combination of a plow-frame, a hopper mounted there on, provided with two discharge-apertures,

manure and seed feed Wheels carried beneath said apertures, said seed feed wheel being providedwith a groove,andwithpockets on its periphery, and having a toothed recessed side, and a plurality of swinging doors arranged above said seed-feed wheel at right angles to to each other, substantially as described.

4. In an attachment for plows, the combination of a plow-frame, a hopper mounted thereon, provided with an aperture for the discharge of seed, and a seed-feed wheel mounted beneath said aperture, and provided with three separate means for feeding the seed, a V- shaped fluted groove, a row of pockets onits periphery, and a toothed recessed side, substantially as described.

5. In an attachment for plows, the combina tion of a plow-frame, a hopper mounted thereon, provided with a seed-discharge aperture, a

, lateral faces and provided with teeth.

7. The combination with a drill, a bar 25, one end of which is fixed to the drill, an at, tachment 26 for the moldboard, to which attachment the other end of the bar is pivoted, and a guide 27 having a bifurcated top attached to the moldboard, allas and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK GALE.

Witnesses:

W. H. OUBLEY, G. G. TURRI. 

